The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-05-26
PREsIDENT CLEvELAND

Is better understood now by the Repub'
lican leaders than he was. After ne
was elected they claimed he was weak
man and would have boss, In or out
Of the Cabinet, but now they speak Oh
him being obstinate, self-willed, acting
on his own motion, and generally, as
was said Of Andrew jackson, taking
the responsibility" Tho New YORK
Evening Post has this to say Of the
Presidents tact and ability on public
occasions. when he ls supposed to speak
for the whole people:
One of the stock arguments OF the Re-
publican organs In 1884 was the asser-
tiOn that Mr.. Cleveland was not quail
fed to appear with credit on those occS.
siOns where the President Of the United
States Is called upon TO represent the
nation. Save In the wilds OF Iowa,
where Republican B0urbOnism has
taken It's last refuge, and where news
papers still Rllude to Mr.. Cleveland as
"a beefy nOnentity," this sort Of talk
has now ceased. The Presidents Rd
dress at the Harvard celebration last
summer, and his hearty reception by
the cultivated audience there gathered,
dealt q hard blow at the campaign the
Ory about Mr.. CleVeland's intellectual
equipment, and the way In which he
would be regarded by Thoughtful citi-
Zens. His admirable address at the
unVeiling Of the Garfield monument
last week has destroyed what little VI
tality the fiction still preserved.
Even bitter Republican organs like
the New York Tribune and the Philadel-
phia Press have been compelled to COM
mend the President's speech at the Gar
field monument. President Cleveland
deserves hearty appreciation and thanks
for speaking true and worthy words"
says the Tribune. president Cleveland
Is to be congratulated upon bis ad'
Dress" says the Press; ut was dignifed,
patriotic and eloquent" The Boston
Transcript. a Republican journal, ,;says
of this address:
Most readers of President CleVeland's
address will COncede that he knows how
to handle the English language skill
fully. His style and dlctiOn accurately
represent the man, Rs they exhibit Q
redundance of physical and mental
VigOr, held In careful restraint, how.
ever, by perVading common sence and
clear Judgment. The President appears
by nature to DO positive, aggressive and
even Combative In minor sense. I0
these respects his compositions cont trRst
with the more quiet, repOsetul prOduc'
tiOns of his lamented predecessor.
Americans Of all parties and all shades
of opinion feel conscious end j1stitia-
BILE pride when the head Of this nation
aCQ1its bimself 80 as rightly to earn
the praises Of an intelligent and reflect
ing constituency,
Ir this connection the annexed ac-
count Of the preparation Of President
Clevelsnd's speech at the Garfield statue
unwilling, is OF interest. II is from the
Washington correspondent Of the BoS-
ton Herald:
"It seems incredible that two years
ago many people speculated as to who
wrote the Presidents public papers and
speeches. Every line that has ever ap'
peared under or over his name has been
his own. On this occasion, as has been
his habit, he wrote out beforehand
what he wished to say, and
1t was printed for private
distribution TO the press In advance OF
the delivery. Then he spoke from mem
Ory, and /, perhaps, need not repeat
what has been stated before, that there
is no man now in public life who can
deliver q prepared address with such
perfect accuracy as Grover Cleveland
His car in writing out public utter
ances beforehand is q great advantage,
because he seldom suffers from errors
In reporting. do not remember that
be has ever had occasion to make any
complaint of that sort. He saves him
self from all annoyance by his complete
preparation for every occasion when he
addresses the public. He seems never
to be In q hurry, and he is always at his
best. His wonderful power Of work
never shows itself more clearly than In
his short papers and speeches which
have come from him In such numbers
since he has been President. The
special friends OF Garfield were greatly
delighted with what he sRid at the mon
ument.
Some Of these short papers have had a
great influence on public opinion. The
letter to the Gloucester fishermen on re-
tsliatlon and the more recent letter to
GuilfOrd Miller on corporation land
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